No offense to local favorite the Zippin Pippin, but there's a bigger, faster wooden roller coaster grabbing headlines this summer.

And they call it Goliath.

Billed as the fastest wooden roller coaster in the world, it opened earlier this month at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill. The lure is not just for speed demons, but for thrill seekers with an iron stomach as well, because it also boasts the tallest and steepest drop of any wooden coaster. Did we mention it also goes upside down — twice?

Here are the record-breaking facts:

» Speed: 72 mph

» Tallest drop: 180 feet

» Steepest drop: 85 degrees

For a little perspective, the first drop on the historical Zippin Pippin coaster at Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay is approximately 70 feet tall, and its top speed is 40 mph.

The addition of Goliath makes Six Flags Great America the amusement park with the most wooden roller coaster track of any worldwide.